Financial questions that need an answer

i’m just curious as to why people think its better to own your own home. I know you can say its yours and you can do whatever you want to make it your home and when you get to be a senior you’ll not have to worry about mortgages and things like that but if you rent you have nothing to worry about, say for example your furnace kicks the bucket well if you own you have to cough up the money for a new one but if you rent the landlord has to fork out for it. When you rent any repairs or problems that need to be taken care of are the responsibility of the landlord but if you own then all those responsibilities start on your shoulders, so why is it better to own a home?